Democracy Dies in Darkness
Until this month’s “cockroach” protests over changes to India’s voter rolls, the prime minister’s political might went all but unchallenged among the nearly billion-strong electorate.
October 13, 2026 at 12:40 p.m. EDT3 minutes ago
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s grip on power in the world’s largest democracy — long thought to be unshakable — is loosening, as massive youth protests crowd cities across the country and deliver Modi the most serious challenge he has faced since taking office in 2014.
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